Cameron: We should look at all possibilities when it comes to funding infrastructure

Cameron: We should look at all possibilities when it comes to funding infrastructure

Monday, 19 March 2012
11:15 AM

Prime minister David Cameron calls for more private sector involvement in British roads:

"We need to look at innovative approaches to the funding of our national roads - to increase investment to reduce congestion.

"Road tolling is one option – but we are only considering this for new, not existing, capacity.

"But we now need to be more ambitious. Why is it that other infrastructure – for example water - is funded by private sector capital through privately owned, independently regulated, utilities……but roads in Britain call on the public finances for funding.